Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania. Aircraft crashed at Riverside Drive and Old River
Road. The pilot made at take off from Susquehanna River and
hit a downdraft. The aircraft struck an electric wire in a
nosedive and lost its right wing. Pilot Daniel Berrettini (37), and
passenger Isaac Coursen (48) escaped with serious injuries. The
aircraft was based at Wyoming Valley Airport, Forty Fort, owned by
Clifton Carr.